Land-use Changes Ok`d For Development

The Broward County Commission has approved two Land Use Plan Amendments that clear the way for an ambitious redevelopment project at the 325-acre Rolling Hills Golf Resort in Davie.

The amendments approved by the commission Thursday will allow the construction of a 280,000-square-foot office/professional plaza on a 37-acre parcel on the west side of University Drive, between Southwest 30th and 36th streets.

A second amendment will allow the construction of up to 32 townhouse or villa units along a golf course on the east side of Pine Island Road.

The Broward County Planning Council has not yet made a recommendation regarding a third Rolling Hills Land Use Plan amendment request, said Davie Chief Planner Marsa Detscher. That amendment would permit the construction of a 70-acre shopping plaza.

Davie must now approve amendments to its own Land Use Plan for the Rolling Hills project, then rezone the affected land.

Construction is under way on a seven-story, 300-room hotel at the Rolling Hills Golf Resort, 3501 West Rolling Hills Circle. The resort already includes four seven-story condominium towers and a 27-hole golf course.

Village Builders of Florida Inc., which purchased Rolling Hills earlier this year, plans to build four more seven-story condominium towers.